Wooloweyah Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Wooloweyah (2464) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 531 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Wooloweyah is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 census the population of Wooloweyah was 410 and is comprised of approximately 49.3% females and 50.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Wooloweyah is 46 years of age.

85.0% of people living in the suburb of Wooloweyah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% New Zealand, 3.2% England, 1.5% Denmark, 1.2% Scotland.

94.4% of people living in Wooloweyah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Dutch, 0.7% Polish.

The religious makeup of Wooloweyah is 38.5% No religion, 19.0% Catholic, 15.4% Anglican, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Other religious affiliation , 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.2% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Other Religious Groups.

47.7% of people are married, 30.8% have never married and 16.0% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Wooloweyah.

41.8% of the people living in Wooloweyah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.8% are working on a part time basis. Wooloweyah has an unemployment rate of 9.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Wooloweyah are 24.6% Professionals, 22.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Labourers, 7.3% Sales workers, 7.3% Managers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Wooloweyah work in are 17.7% Education and training, 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Construction, 9.4% Accommodation and food services, 8.3% Public administration and safety, 6.2% Manufacturing, 6.2% Retail trade, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Other services.

34.7% of homes are fully owned, and 43.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $520 per week and the median household income is $1081 per week.

The median rent in Wooloweyah is $295 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wooloweyah postcode 2464

  • Qpzm LocalStats New South Wales Suburb of the Day: Riverside 2444 -> North Coast -> New South Wales